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A MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID BLACK LACQUER RECTANGULAR TRAY

Lot 929
23.03.2023 08:30UTC -05:00
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Starting price
$ 30 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUSA, New York
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ID 905575
Lot 929 | A MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID BLACK LACQUER RECTANGULAR TRAY
Estimate value
$ 30 000 – 50 000
A MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID BLACK LACQUER RECTANGULAR TRAY

YUAN DYNASTY, 13TH-14TH CENTURY

The shallow tray is raised on four cabriole feet and is inlaid with mother-of-pearl on the interior with flowering prunus branches beneath a crescent moon, all on a dark brownish-black ground. The base is lacquered in red with a signature possibly reading Huai Chuan.

12 7/8 in. (32.6 cm.) long, silk pouch, Japanese double wood box, cloth wrap





Provenance

Jean-Pierre Dubosc (1904-1988) Collection, Kamakura and Paris.

Eskenazi Ltd., London, 1992.

J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 1710.



Literature

Eskenazi, Ltd., Chinese Lacquer from the Jean-Pierre Dubosc Collection and Others, London, 1992, pp. 42-43, no. 12.

M. Kopplin, Museum Für Lackkunst, Katalog Ostasiatische Lackkunst: Ausgewählte Arbeiten (Catalogue of East Asian Lacquer Art: Selected Works), Münster, 1993, p. 63, pl. 26.



Exhibited

London, Eskenazi, Ltd., Chinese Lacquer from the Jean-Pierre Dubosc Collection and Others, 8-22 December 1992.



Special notice


Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
Medium:Acrylic glass, Japanese lacquerware, Plastic
Historical era:Yuan dynasty
Place of origin:China, Eastern Asia, Asia
Category:Dishes and trays
Auction house category:All other types of objects
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